Dan Andrews Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 This latest one makes me very nervous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Don't worry Dan as long as you don't look like an injured seal you should be good, would make for some intense bank fishing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Just a natural check and balance to the overpopulation of yakkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phranchise Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Dan did you play it cool or did you b-line it to shore? Also, I didn't know you had a yellow kayak...hehe whats funny about that picture tho is it says the kayak and the shark are both about 4 metres...yet the shark looks so much bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I have one yellow, two beige and one red kayak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottedGARRR Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Wow Dan, sounds like you're starting a fleet =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Wow Dan, sounds like you're starting a fleet =D For the family outings. They saw the pictures then decided they wanted to come too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Having a shark that size approach while in a small craft would definitely have my heart racing. And a shark attack in fresh water, although unlikely, is not unheard of. Two of the famous "Jersey Shore" attacks in 1916 occurred in Matawan Creek some 16 miles inland, and resulted in three deaths. I think Lake Erie should be safe though. All the same, maybe you should get a rear-view mirror for your kayak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 correct me if I am wrong but the only shark that is capable of going in to fresh water for short while is the Bull shark, but I think where good, just in case we need a test dummie, shots not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 The bull shark can survive in fresh water indefinitely because they can adjust the salinity of the water in their tissues. They have been found in the Mississippi and the Ohio Rivers as far north as Illinois and Indiana respectively. In South American rivers they have been found 2000 miles inland. So in theory, it would be possible for one to find its way to Lake Ontario, but once again, I think Erie is safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 yeah compared to Lake O, lake E is not as connected to the ocean, phew, but still should send some one to check I still shots not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 yeah compared to Lake O, lake E is not as connected to the ocean, phew, but still should send some one to check I still shots not. There's only 8 locks difference between the two lakes. How many locks does an adult fish have to travel through to reach Lake Ontario? Lampreys do it all the time right? Out of the nearly 250 alien invaders discovered in Lake Erie there are some weird ones like the huge halibut they captured. It's likely it was brought through as a juvenile but we'll never know. It's interesting what you learn when you go to these stakeholders meetings. John Cooper used to have them for the Lake Erie management unit all the time. Maybe we should ask Marion Daniels to bring some weird facts when she speaks at the Game and Fish this months meeting for the Lake Ontario Management unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskicker09 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 they have caught greenland sharks st. lawrence river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Greenland sharks, and other marine fauna including belugas and orcas often make their way upstream in the St Lawrence, occasionally but rarely as far as Montreal. That is because the river is tidal below Trois Rivieres, which means that it is affected by ocean tides; this stretch therefore also tends to have sufficient salinity to support salt water life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LockedInTheTrunkOfACar Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 This latest one makes me very nervous SHHHH That is the secret Asian Carp solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmate Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 as was mentioned earlier the locks really are not fish barriers at all...think about how far some of those salmon make it up in the fall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthenet Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Anyone else been catching these out on Erie? Got this one on a tube off Port Maitland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverfisher22 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 ^^ do you use squid and huge hooks on erie often? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthenet Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 ^^ do you use squid and huge hooks on erie often? lol shhhh!! Smallies love a calamari dropshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Anyone else been catching these out on Erie? Got this one on a tube off Port Maitland. What is it? If I hooked one of those I would know what to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthenet Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 What is it? If I hooked one of those I would know what to do with it? Its a Shovelnose Shark (Australia). Only a baby male (you can tell by the 'claspers' coming from its sides). I have a picture of a full-grown one somewhere. Here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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